Re-opening: Darien Schools Back on Wednesday Morning, on a Two Hour Delay

Darien public schools will re-open on a two-hour delay Wednesday morning, Superintendent Dan Brenner said in an emailed announcement at 7 p.m.

Here’s the announcement:

The Darien Public Schools will operate on a two hour delay, tomorrow, Wednesday, March 15.

We will continue to monitor road conditions throughout the night to make sure a two hour delay is sufficient to guarantee safe travel. If road conditions deteriorate during the course of the evening we will contact you no later than 6 a.m. to indicate that schools will be closed.

Just a few reminders:

Wednesday, March 15, elementary school parent conferences will be postponed. Students will have a normal dismissal time. They will not be dismissed early, as previously scheduled.

ELP [Early Learning Program] parent conferences scheduled between 8 a.m. and 10:00am will be rescheduled to a later date.

Once again, the Darien Public Schools will operate on a two hour delay for Wednesday, March 15.

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Darien schools will close for the summer on June 21, unless we have another snow day, Superintendent Dan Brenner recently told the Board of Education, and he gave the board a detailed description of how he decides whether or not to keep schools closed for a snow day. When's the Last Day of School?

Darien schools will close for the summer on June 21, unless we have another snow day, Superintendent Dan Brenner recently told the Board of Education, and he gave the board a detailed description of how he decides whether or not to keep schools closed for a snow day. When's the Last Day of School?

Update, 5:42 p.m.:
Rumors that a gun was at the high school on Friday are false, Schools Superintendent Dan Brenner said in an email to parents and teachers about the two incidents involving a threatening message on Friday and rumors of one on Wednesday. In part of his 4:38 p.m. email, Brenner said:
It has come to our attention that there was a rumor that a gun was present at school today. This is absolutely false. Please be assured that these incidents have been found to have no substance and that there was no threat present at any time.at 4:38 p.m.
Here's Brenner's entire message:
Dear School Community,
It has been an unsettling couple of days at Darien High School as a result of two unfounded threatening messages that were reported to the administration. I understand how upsetting this is to the entire school community.

Metro-North will suspend train service into and out of Grand Central Terminal at noon due to the anticipated impact of the blizzard on our territory and low ridership during the A.M. peak. Last trains will depart their originating terminals starting at 9:30 AM and arrive in Grand Central and at their final outlying destinations by noon.